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Assyria
Assyria was the region located in the ancient Near East which, under the Neo-Assyrian Empire, reached from Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) through Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and down through Egypt. The empire began modestly at the city of Ashur...

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Neo-Assyrian Empire
The Neo-Assyrian Empire (912-612 BCE) was the final stage of the Assyrian Empire, stretching throughout Mesopotamia, the Levant, Egypt, Anatolia, and into parts of Persia and Arabia. Beginning with the reign of Adad Nirari II (912-891 BCE...

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Egyptian Relief of Princess Sitamun, daughter of Amenhotp III
This is a sandstone block fragment which was brought from the temple of Egyptian king Amenhotep II. The temple lies on the west bank of the Nile river at Thebes. There is a raised relief, depicting the head of Princess Sitamun, daughter of...

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Sculpture of King Thutmose III
This is a rare example of an Egyptian temple sculpture, in which the figures face in 4 different directions. This suggests that it stood in the middle of a room. Three persons are represented twice. King Thutmose III (now headless) stands...

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Pharaoh Senusret III
Quartzite head of the Egyptian pharaoh Senusret III (aka Sesostris III) with aged features. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, 1850 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

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Anahita
Anahita is the ancient Persian goddess of fertility, water, health and healing, and wisdom. Owing to her association with life-giving properties, she also came to be connected with ancient Persian warfare as soldiers would pray to her for...

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Ancient Armenia
Ancient Armenia, located in the south Caucasus area of Eurasia, was settled in the Neolithic era but its first recorded state proper was the kingdom of Urartu from the 9th century BCE. Incorporated into the Persian Empire of Cyrus the Great...

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Edward III Crossing the Somme
An 18th century CE painting by Benjamin West depicting Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377 CE) crossing the Somme river in 1346 CE in his campaign during the Hundred Years' War (1332-1453 CE) against France. (Windsor Castle Collection)

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Thutmose III
Statue of Thutmose III
Calcite. Deir el-Medina. New Kingdom of Egypt, 18th Dynasty (1504-1452 BCE).
Photo taken at the King Tut Exhibit in Seattle, 2012.

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Selim III Receiving Dignitaries
Sultan Selim III (r. 1789–1807 CE) holding an audience in front of the Gate of Felicity. Courtiers are assembled in a strict protocol. Oil on canvas. (Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul; Inv. 17/163)